That drop puts too much strain on the stone. We need more sand.
5 seconds sound clip from the The Ten Commandments (1956) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:43:47.466 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- You will never do the things to me you would have done to Moses.
- I know you, my sweet. You're a sharp-clawed, treacherous little peacock.
- But you're food for the gods, and I'm going to have all of you.
- That drop puts too much strain on the stone. We need more sand.
- I'm going to risk it, Baka. There's little time till the day of jubilee.
- If the stone cracks, you may crack with it.
- Ready blue signal. Blue pennant.
- The snubber is ready. Green pennant.
- Mallet men, ready! Mallet men, ready, stand by! Clear the main hawser!
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